Historical identification and mapping

Abstract

This project was set out to design a method of capturing and cataloguing historical datato produce a Geographic Information System (GIS) map of a portion of the Old BallaaratCemetery. The research project was undertaken due to the lack of digital information onhistorical features in Ballarat.The completion of the GIS map was achieved using a Total Station for survey controland data collection and a hand held Global Positioning System (GPS) unit to capture andcatalogue the data in the cemetery, in addition a GIS was used to store and map thecaptured data. The mapped data was transferred onto a web page that is able to be updatedwith new information from other cemeteries for the formation of an Australia widedatabase in the future.The results provides a public record of the deceased that can be accessed for use in adiversity of areas from genealogy and historical studies to the general public's interest. Itwas also concluded that these developments in all of the cemeteries of Australia willprovide current information for many organisations.